I tried the new 'God of War: Ragnarok' DLC...
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God of War Ragnarök is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the first cross-gen release in the God of War series. It is the ninth installment in the series, the ninth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game is set in ancient Scandinavia and features series protagonist, Kratos, and his now teenage son, Atreus. Concluding the Norse era of the series, the game covers Ragnarök, the eschatological event which is central to Norse mythology and was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the Aesir god Baldur.
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Man, I love when studios respect and value their player base
Absolutely and its sad that they're so few and far between.
Except GoW 2018 and Ragnarök treat you like youâre brain damaged if you donât solve a puzzle in a nanosecond.
â@@_CetarialI loved gow 2018 but I found rsgnarok boring af.
@@_Cetarial Iâm pretty sure they patched that. They donât call out the solution as quickly anymore.
@@artheals8869 Oh, well thatâs great.
Bro for a DLC, this was absolutely phenomenal. They did NOT have to go so hard on this, and the fact that this is free is awesome. Like i feel bad for not giving them money for this. And yeah, I also expected this to be just simple rouge-like/combat arena gameplay. But no, they went all out for the story and I was super invested and immersed.
Fr I loved every second of it (besides the finale fight, shit had me mad af)
Sony stay doing this. Ghost of Tsushima, Returnal and now this.
No kidding. I've put maybe like 15-ish hours into it so far, and I'm having a blast. A dang shame this had to drop right after I bought Cult of the Lamb! Kratos really wanted a slice of that Rogue-Like pie, and who am I to deny a god?
If was 20 dollars will still be worth it you have enemies with different attacks new area and story
It's a Santa Monica game. They do nothing but go hard. Other developers can learn allot from them
This is how you add even more replay ability to a great single player game.
Funny how the activision tweets are like âmuh muh player retention bad god of war bad cod goodâ
This DLC is basically player retention: the game, its too good for it being free
Unlike Spiderman adding âchange time of dayâ 3 months after release đ
â @@jesussalcido8721it took a year for this dlc lmao what are you on about with spiderman lmao
This is basically the new version of a complete game tbh. They didnât rape pockets like every other studio. They gave us story that honestly probably shoulda been in game, for free.
Don't you mean replay fighting the same boss over and over?
The DLC alone as a game itself is better than 99% of the games we get
Itâs crazy that a free DLC has more variety, more love, a better story and more differences to what came before than MW3 which cost $70. Makes Chris Judgeâs speech even funnier
â@@kyellverdonschot9922oh shoot it all makes sense now hahaha
â@@kyellverdonschot9922 Sony had to take a lot of criticism and is being sued. So I'm wondering if this was always planned to be free. Or whether it is used as good advertising to improve their image (especially since it was announced at the Game Awards). Either way, happy for the players who can enjoy this expansion for free.
They don't call em SANTA monica for nothingđ. Im sorry but really, what a great Christmas present
This is terrible but I love it
Who tf Is MĂłnica.
â@@rogerarayasaborio549Fast & Furious reference? Nice!
This couldâve easily been a paid DLC and it wouldâve been worth it. Amazing job as always by Santa Monica
I love how all of Kratosâs journal writings are addressed to Atreus
I was so impressed with this dlc! When I saw it was roguelike I admit I was skeptical about my enjoyment because thatâs not really my gaming style, but this really delivered for me. I love Kratosâ story so much and how they framed this was just perfect. Also the combat mechanics and upgrades are just absolutely perfect for this style of gameplay. Canât say enough good things about this. Very impressed.
Your content is just you being honest about stuff, and because of this you've been one of my top watched gaming CZcamsrs in 2023. Thank you for your content and creating it with passion and crazy quality, I hope to be like you one day. Hug from Brazil!
As a day 1 God Of War fan, this DLC has been simply amazing so far. I'm loving the added story arcs.
They couldâve charged ÂŁ20-ÂŁ30 for this easy and it wouldâve been worth it. Absolutely phenomenal christmas gift
no!
Seriously aye. This DLC was incredible
No No No. this is not worth any amount of money. Itâs only good bc itâs free
@@enternamehere142definitely not, itâs good because it has great story, itâs free, itâs challenging, replayable, and you can be Young Kratos in Valhalla and the main story too.
@@SortofFriendlySM alright. Iâd pay $5. Just beat it today. The cosmetic stuff is cool but I wanted way more out of the ârouge likeâ they kinda failed there
The amount of love kratos gets as a character is phenomenal.
He is one of the best, if not the best, game character of all time, how couldn't he?
It's an absolutely amazing DLC. As someone who has never played a rougelike I'm enjoying it massively. 1 thing I did notice is that you can play really aggressive on the lower difficulty's (playing on the one that gives +20% rewards)
Don't go too low, I just robbed myself of hours of gameplay
Started playing this dlc last night and refused to stop until I had seen it through, a story this good for a free dlc is fantastic but given how theyâve been writing since 2018 itâs hardly surprising
I can't wait to dive into this dlc! I'm hearing great things about it. đ€đ
On paper, I gotta be honest I wouldn't expect to be thrilled to see GoW being a roguelike. But damn, this is executed so well and I'm having a ton of fun with it.
The rouge part was not executed well lol. Has no one played a rougelikeâŠ.
â@@enternamehere142It's not a roguelike, it's a roguelite.
@@davidgomes969 I donât know if anyone even uses those two terms separately anymore. Technically Hades is a rougelite. But nah itâs the best rougelike game. Rougelite where you gain progression outside of a run is just a better form.
â@@enternamehere142 It's pretty well executed for a free DLC, coming from someone who's favourite genre is rogue likes/lites
@@enternamehere142I sorta agree. Itâs a very good dlc overall, but Iâd consider it babies first rougelike simply by how easy it is (on normal difficulty)
This was just what I wanted from god of war, tons of action with story cutscenes here and there
This DLC is absolutely amazing. I am blown away how good it is
This and Separate Ways set the bar for the value I want out of DLC. Two additions to the games that add a great chunk of content AND enhance the story and characters, and one was free and the other was $10⊠I want to say I hope the industry follows this trend when creating additional content for their games, but then I remember MW3 just came out đđ wishful thinking
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W3 blood and wine
@@Monnisti I would put expansions in a separate category from DLC add-ons.
I beat seperate ways 4 times. Amazing dlc. Just started the ragnarok dlc and Im digging it
Iâm planning to start playing this today or tomorrow! I recently did my second playthrough of the game and did a ton of stuff I previously missed in my first run. This game has easily become one of my recent favorites, so excited to try out the DLC!
From Spain, love your content Luke! Keep it up and happy to see that your family is well. God bless
Side note, blizzard wants to do a survey asking if ppl will pay $50-$100 for a dlc lmao. Itâs like comedy.
The dlc looks awesome! I was not expecting a dlc for Ragnarok. I am hearing lot of good things about the new content. I canât wait to check it out! Christmas came early!
Your videos are great! Looking forward to playing this DLC for the story. đ€ŻđČ
Greetings from Germany. Thank you so much for your content Luke! Keep up the good work!
I know Santa Monica Studios is insane, but this was INSANE. ALL of what this DLC gave us is FREE. God, it was amazing. I had a dumb smile on my face and almost cried at the ending. The love SSM has for Kratos as well as for its fans is more than evident
That DLC is simply amazing imo. I love that even it being a roguelite, they added the option to choose a difficulty level(perfect for someone who is in the midst of finals and work, and needs something that is not stress inducing). The fan service is awesome too, and the way it ties in with the entirety of the franchise. This free addition is much better than a ton of paid games that got released this year.
Nobody expected to get this much extra story from what we were told. They under promised on paper but fortunately over delivered
If i had a dime for every time a luke Stephens video had a "just... Wow" in the thumbnail, i could travel back in time, and make a 4 hour long distance call to Brazil.
this DLC just made Ragnarok a classic like GOW 2018 was
It really adds alot to Kratos and his friends. They already had an insane amount of depth so i didn't think there was anywhere else to go with it and i was wrong
Ragnarok is a better game than GOW 2018.
@@kostasbousbouras2654Not really. Ragnarok has way to many downtimes. But with the DLC, they fixed itđ
â@@kostasbousbouras2654you are out of your mind!!!! Ragnarok is woke garbage!!!! I feel so completely strong about this i had to respond to you. It completely destroyed and demasculated Kratos' character it was heartbreaking. As a father of a son about Loki's age this game pissed me off. But what pissed me off even more was how so few gamers can't see it!
The first one was a classic and a fantastic Kratos story about him coming to terms with him being an absent father even though his intentions were good and him now getting to know his son. Then Ragnarok threw it all out of the window. I'm actually not sure what Freya and Ambrigoda even needed Kratos and Atrues for aside from furthering THEIR agenda. They were smarter (mostly because they made the men dumb) just as strong and we're always right. That is objectively NOT good story telling. Relationships are a give and take and all the females did was take from the men. They belittled them and literally nagged at them the whole game and were never made to apologize for being wrong. They had no accountability for anything. Terrible!!! Bought the PS 5 for that woke turd bucket!
Still playing. Absolutely phenomenal
I freaking love the additional thing you get to take with you into future NG+ runs
Do you get the items if you do Valhalla mid NG+ run or do I have to start over a new NG+ run?
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After completing Valhalla even mid run on new game plus you can get the new stuff simply just go to one of the dwarfs and open the chest next to shop and you'll get the new stuff
@@thelegandgamer2830so you can get the gold zeus armor?
@retardedsaness800 I dont know about the gold armor but I know about the legacy rage path ,the classic look from gow1 and the spartan skirt are all available in the main game in ng+ you just have to open the chest near the dwarfs shop
@@retardedsaness800 yes you can get the flawless zeus and flawless Ares sets in ng+. Each costs 20000 hack silver. The Spartan set is given automatically when you complete the story of Valhalla and starts at level 9 which you can then upgrade to 10 using ng+ resources. And finally you can toggle young Kratos and old Kratos looks.
I love how rogue likes are taking the place of mediocre multi-player filler
This was one of the best experiences I've ever had, the throwbacks and Easter eggs of the old games, the story, the Roguelite elements, the combats, the new Skins/armors, the replayability and the challenges and all that for free? It's insane what Santa Monica just gave us and we need more studios like that, plus it also comes for the PS4 version? The last of us part II says hy đ
I could sit and listen to the soundtrack of this game for days and still get chills
Can we talk about the nostalgia? that Blade, the legionnaires, cyclops, sirens, the same finishes as before
Iâve already put 12+ hours into this dlc and I seriously am having so much fun with it. I love the combat but above all, I love the variety in the combat zones. Itâs been such a blast trying find âoptimal buildsâ for each weapon path. On top of that, the story stuff is just an added and welcome bonus!
I would happily pay $20 or more for this.
There is more story bits to discover after the dlc ends too.
Perfect timing, I havenât played the main game yet đ
7:47 hahahaah a singing kratos would be awesome!
Thank you for being on of the few that didnât spoil it with your choice of thumbnails
Love you man... you didnt spoil it for me... gotta start playing tonight...đ€žđŸââïžđ€žđŸââïžđ€žđŸââïž
Thanks bro that'd definitely help a lot
Definately my favourite gaming creator on youtube †man I love your vids and your way of talking keep working hard may God bless you
This whole DLC and the amount of replayability just makes Judge's CoD jab at The Game Awards that much sweeter.
I loved that scythe kill, but after playing too much recently with Kassandra, I feel there was a missing back stomp to drive the body all the way down to the bottom of the blade
Love this perspective on it, and appriciate you not diving into spoiler territory as someone who hasn't played the game yet. đ Random request, but I'd love to see your OBS settings - your gameplay quality is super crisp! đ„
I am a few hours into it and it is literally addicting. Santa monica cant miss. So excited to see what they cook up next but imma grind ragnarok a ton now
How long is it?
@@DavidDeadWood like 8 hours even if you speedrun it. take your time and its a good 10+
if I had a nickel for every ''game in a franchise that switched over to the RPG genre with their most recent instalments'' game that also added a Norse mythology themed rogue-lite DLC outside of their story driven campaign, I'd have two nickels, which is already more than anyone should have ever spent on the AC Valhalla DLC.
Especially love how you avoided spoilers, excellent work
Santa Monica : Nobody has been able to beat the final boss on "show me mastery"
Souls players : observe BOI.
Funny but not true because I've finished almost every souls like made and the mastery difficulty is no joke
Its up there with the last games Valks and especially the final valk boss who was a good challenge
Sigrun on Give me God of War difficulty on GoW 2018 was harder than any Fromsoft boss -Me, A guy whos beaten every soulsbourne/ER boss multiple times
Is their a vid of him finishing it? Wanna see his reaction to the good stuff.
All Spartans are taught music (drums primarily, but singing is also more than likely) as a part of military drills. It helps with coordination in battle, on campaign marching, and patriotism in general.
My complete list of DREAM proposed features for integrating multiplayer, NFT, blockchain economy, and AI-driven NPCs into the "God of War" franchise:
1. Persistent Online World:
- Create a vast, open world for players to explore, interact, and embark on quests together.
2. Player-Driven Economy:
- Implement a system for trading resources, equipment, and items among players. For example some ultra rare weapon that only 500 copies of that weapon exist
driving up the value/demand of the weapon the creators can earn a small commision for each player transaction
3. Cooperative and Competitive Modes:
- Include both team-based quests and PvP arenas for varied gameplay experiences.
4. Customization and Personalization:
- Allow extensive customization of characters and gear for personal expression.
5. Dynamic Events and Challenges:
- Regularly introduce new, engaging events and challenges to keep gameplay fresh.
6. Real Estate and Territory Control:
- Introduce a system for owning, customizing, and defending territories or realms. Creating a true digital economy players and creators earn BIG!
7. Social Hubs:
- Create spaces where players can meet, plan, and trade.
8. Narrative Integration:
- Seamlessly integrate multiplayer aspects with the game's overarching narrative.
9. NFT-Based Economy:
- Introduce unique digital assets (NFTs) like armor, weapons, or skins.
- Implement a marketplace for trading and auctioning NFT items.
- Release special, limited-edition items as NFTs.
10. Blockchain for Transparency and Security:
- Use blockchain for secure and transparent transactions.
- Introduce a play-to-earn model, allowing players to earn cryptocurrency or tokens.
-gameplay could slowly mine crypto (i know wayy too much but just saying đ)
11. AI-Driven NPCs:
- Enhance NPC interactions with advanced AI for more dynamic experiences.
- Use AI NPCs for personalized quests and narratives.
- Implement AI for realistic world dynamics and economy management.
12. Blockchain-Based Realms/Territories:
- Record ownership and history of territories on blockchain.
- Use smart contracts for managing rules and governance in player-controlled areas.
13. Community-Driven Development:
- Implement blockchain-based voting systems for community decision-making.
- Enable crowdsourced content creation and community voting on submissions.
Incorporating these features could significantly enhance the "God of War" multiplayer experience, making it more engaging, dynamic, and community-focused. However, it's important to ensure that these additions complement the game's core elements and maintain the integrity of its narrative and gameplay experience. Plus this would make the game extemely profitable for the creators and the fans!!
Santa monica studios are the goats
I like how Ragnarok Valhalla is similar to Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island. Its such a cool concept for the base game to focus on the events and many characters of the game and once that is finished, we can spend much more time with the main character, their past,their thoughts upon themselves and their Ghosts (lol get it?) in the DLC
Canât wait to play this. Planning to replay 2018 and Ragnarök and then play this. Question⊠are the roguelike elements here similar to Returnal? Because I did not enjoy that game purely because of the roguelike system. God of War Ragnarök is my favorite game of all time so immediately it has an advantage but every time I hear roguelike now, I get worried đ
Guess it's time to replay the entire GOW series again.
I was very disappointed at the reveal thinking it was not story related but man, how wrong I was
Just downloaded it and canât wait to play later tonight! This and Pokemon SV: Indigo Disk will provide gaming entertainment this weekend!
This literally brings a tear to my eye it was so glorious.
This legit better than 95% of all Roguelites.
It's essentially Hades in structure with better combat.
When Devs put this much effort into DLC and not even charge you, itâs like a love letter. Talk to me nice đđč
The fact they put so much time and effort into something FREE just shows how much they appreciate the fans.
For me I couldnât get into the DLC jus cuz of tha rpg element but I do respect them for givin it out for free when they easily couldâve charged money for it
It lived up to all of my expectations and then some
There is still more after stuff after you finish the main story if the DLC. I'm still getting new dialogue. And somewhat new boss fights (trying not to spoil stuff, if you know you know)
Great content, brother. I also greatly appreciate your not spoiling the game for us. Some content creators have already destroyed the DLC for us by putting spoilers in thumbnails. Mind blowing. As a fellow gaming content creator, honestly, thank you.
Playstation is killing it for real bro
Absolutely incredible!! I think this DLC made God of War Ragnarok one of the best games from PlayStation ever.
8-15 hours of new/free extra content. Other studious charge 60 bucks for 5 hours of content or 20-30 bucks for a single weapon skin. Wish more studios were like this one
I just finished it all in show me mastery, it was fun, i loved it.
The last fight vs tyr was a stress but hella fun
Fun fact, I DID have that next thing spoiled for me as I was downloading the dlc and it really hurt
Thanks for not being another one of the tools who put spoiler images about the end to this as a thumbnail. A couple more channels blocked for me. Anyway, done a few hours now and enjoying it. Definitely more narrative than I was expecting.
I never understood that
There's almost perfect 10 Devs like this, and then there's FNTastic lol
As someone that still hasnt finished the base game, thanks for not being too heavy on spoilers from the base game.
It's funny how Activision charges $70 for dlc and SMS charge nothing even though god of war Valhalla has more content
Is it possible for stream clips to be recorded in 4k too as the 1080p copies look bad on a big screen, hell basically anything other than a phone.
Bro went GOD OF HOPE
this made me ready for the next god of war asap
Just finished the DLC it was amazing and cannot believe this was free
This God of War dlc was longer (and better) than this years call of duty campaign
If it was "other" devs , it'd probably be 30 dollars dlc with additional paid costumes.
They should totally make a spin-off or add-on similar to this but CO-OP!
Just put two kratos in there! would be awesome and super unfair hahaha
No co op
I love new god of war story telling its like playing a good book đ
Little rouge like side modes should be a standard for action games moving forward
This DLC made me want to dig out my PS3 and boot up my old GoW collections.
Damn so this is LukiePoo now.
I have followed God of War ever since the beginning in 2005, when i was 10 and my dad bought me the first game because he knew i loved Greek Mythology. This DLC was THE PERFECT gift for long time fans. Santa Monica really outdid themselves with this, this HAS to set a precedent in the industry for future DLCs
Imagine if they remade the first 3 games that be insane
This is the only Free DLC that made me want to spend money and support the devs.
wasn't paying attention... then 9:01 happened and... đ€š "SIR, what are you SAYING" well played đ
The segment with kratos AI singing just sounds like chef from South Park to me
"Fans of their fans" they were not kidding
Eleci DrekiâŠđ€Łđ€Ł If you know, you know. Loved this DLC. Just finished it â€
I have played every single GOW since GOW 1, all of them, all the DLCs, everything. I am a huge Santa Monica fan and they only secure my loyalty further with actions like these. Santa Monica Studios = THE GOOD GUYS
Pay attention Ubisoft, EA, Bethesda, THIS is how you secure a fan base. Not by greedily bleeding them dry for only overnight profit margins. SantaMonica has pre-orders from me on lock, nobody else does. đ I intently look forward to their next release. Thank you guys. đ đ đ
Amazing dlc. Super challenging I couldn't get passed the dreki boss fight on the highest difficulty so I had to go one down lol
I donât blame the developers. I think Iâve pretty much mastered the games combat but it took me like four tries to beat the final big boss fight on like the middle difficulty
I love playing all these games for the story
BLADE OF OLYMPUS AND A THROWBACK OF PURE, DEEP RED RAGE OF SPARTA. FCKING BASED